Device for winding hair on the stems of hair curling heaters



1931- A. E. PAUSSER 1,819,969

DEVICE FOR WINDING HAIR ON THE STEMS OF HAIR CURLING HEATERS Filed April 13. 1929 :5 sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 18,1931. A. E. PAUSSER DEVICE FOR WINDING HAIR ON'THE S'TEMS OF HAIR CURLING HEATERS Filed April 13. 1929 :5 Sheets-Sheet 2 lv wezzi Q/gV/M Mser Aug. .18, 1931. A. E. PAUSSER DEVICE FOR WINDING HAIR ON THE STEMS OF HAIR CURLING HEATERS Filed April 13, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Aug. 18, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE.

ARNAUD E. PAUSSER, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA i DEVICE FOR WINDING HATE ON THE STEMS OF HAIR CURLING HEATERS Application filed. April 13, 1929. Serial No. 354,838.

This invention is directed to improvements over the type of hair curler devices illustrated.

in the patent to H. H. Bongers for appliance for permanent hair waving, Reissue #l6,558, granted February 22, 1927; and is more particularly concerned with the efficient feeding of the hair to the curler, provision being made for the application of uniform tension to the hair during the winding process.

' The invention still further contemplates the binding of the hair by means of a binding tape or the like along the entire extent of the curler, rather than around a few end turns of the coiled hair, as is the case in Bongers.

An object of the invention is to produce a clamp member for a curler comprising base and cover members provided with efficient locking means. 7

Another object is to produce a clamp member for a hair curler'comprising upper and lower members, one of which is provided with means for clamping and guiding a binding tape.

Another object is to produce a clamp member for a hair curler comprising upper and lower members hinged together, resilient means being provided at the remote extremity of one ofsaid members for yieldingly applying tension to the hair when the said member is in its closed position. Another object is to produce a clamp member for a hair curler'comprising upper and lower members, one of said members having a spring-pressed platform therein for yield ingly engaging said curler, said member also having means for guiding a binding tape into proximity with said curler, and means in the other of said members for depressing said platform to facilitate proper application of the binding member.

Another object is to produce a clamp member for a hair curler having means for guiding the hair to the curler at an obtuse angle thereto.

Still another object is to produce a clamp member for a hair curler having therein eflicient combing meansfor the hair. 7 I Yet another object is to'produce a unitary clamp member for a hair curler. Other objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings in which are illustrated several exemplifications of my invention.

v Fig. 1 is a perspective View of the clamp member, in its closed position, as applied to a hair curler;

Fig. -2 is a View of the clamp member in its open position, the curler with the hair partly wrapped therearound being shown in its proper position with respect to the curler;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the closed clamp member shown in its operable position with respectto the curler;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention, employing a platformdepressing member; a 5

Fig. 5 is a view, partly in section, taken through the clamp member of Fig. 4:;

' Fig.6 is a perspective view'of still anothe form of my invention; i i

Fig. 7 is a section through .the clamp member of Fig. 6; 5 s A Fig. 8 is a perspective view of still another form of my invention, while Fig. 9 is a section through the clamp member of Fig; 8.

The clamp member of Figs. 1-3 is shown as comprising a cover member 1 cooperating with a base member 2 and being hinged thereto at 3. The base member is suitably recessed in the manner described in the before men-' tioned patent to Bongers, and which will be hereinafter described with reference to the subsequent figures, for the reception of a spring-pressed platform which yieldingly accommodates the metal rod 4 of the curler. This curler is shown as having a clamp member 5 of conventional design. The above mentioned platform, which is not shown, is adjustable by means of a threaded abutment member 6. The base member 2 has a guide 90 way 7 extending at an obtuse angle to the curler 4, and acts to efficiently guide the hair into place thereon. The portion 7 in the prescurler in its operable relation with respect to the clamp member.

The cover member 1 has a portion 10 cooperable with the portion 7 of the base member and provided along its outer extremity with a plate-spring or the like 11 secured thereto in any suitable manner as by rivets or the like 12, and which is adapted, when the cover is in its closed position, to apply suflicient tension to the hair to cause it to be wound tightly and uniformly along the curler. An arm 13, extending outwardly from the cover membercand preferably formedintegrally therewith, is arranged at a slight angle to the curler 4, and is adapted to receive and guide, by means such as clips 14, a binding tape or the like 15 for the hair. The member 7 is preferably provided adjacent its outer extremities withupstanding clip portions 16, 16, which cooperate with outwardly extending ears 17 of the cover member 1 to fix the cover member when in its closed position in desired relation with respect to the base member.

To further facilitate this action, an car 18 is provided along the side of the spring 11, and is for reception in recess 19 formed between the extremity of an upstanding flange 20 of the base member 7 and an upstanding lug 21 also formed thereon. A latch 22 is provided to properly secure the cover member in its closed position, after it has been guided into its desired relation with respect to the base member by means of the cooperating elements 16, 17, 18, 19, 2.0 and 21, and is shown as comprising a strip 23 ofspring-like material fixed to the underside of the base member 2 and extending upwardly along the side of the flange 19; A reverse curve portion 24' provides a tongue whereby the cover member 1 is normally rigidly held in its closed position.

When operating the device, the hair is led from the head adjacent the end 25, is tied at i 26, and is secured in the clamp 5. The curler 4 is then inserted in the clamp member, and is retained under the clip 9., The base memher 7 has been previously opened by means of pushing the tongue 24 ou-tward ly,'.away from theed ge of the cover member 1. The hair is led outwardly at an obtuse angle to the curler, and is laid over the portion 7. The covermenrberis then clamped in place and a winding braid is inserted through the clips 14 in the extension 13, an end thereof also being secured in the clamp 5. The curler 4 is then rotated by hand, pulling the hair in the direction of the curler, and winding it uniformly thereon, the hair being bound in place simultaneously by the act-ion of the tape 15. The obtuse angular relation of the feeding portion 7 with respect to the curler 4 insures that the necessary tension Will be applied to the hair on the curler, which. ten sion may be varied, by means of adjusting formed on thehase member This base member has a recessed portion 33 which extends longitudinally of 1 the damp-member, and is adapted to receive a spring-pressed platform 34, in thetrough 35 of which is received the curler 4.

Acoileds ring .36 is mounted about a threaded sha t 37 Which abuts one end of the platform 34, and by reason of its abutment against one extremity of an abutment member 38, urges the platform 34 upwardly, to

secure the curler 4 against the cover member 27. To provide an'adjustmentof the tension'of the spring 36, the member 38 .is

threaded internally about the shaft .37, and is externally threaded at 39 for movement rem-V tive to the recessed portion 33. I Adj aoent the line of communication between'the recess'33 I and the hair guidmg channel 40., a channeled member41 is formed, to permit the introduc tion of a binding tape. Dificultyis normally encountered in starting the bindingma teria-l' about the curler. To avoid this,'mean's are mounted in the cover member, in oflset relation with respect to the member 41, for momentarilydepressing the platform 34, thus releasing the curler 4 from its engage}, ment with the underside of the'cover' member 27. These means as shown take thiefor'm of an upstanding housing 42 of any suitable shape in the cover member 27 This housing is recessed as indicated by dotted lines at 43,

a portion 44 of which is of reduced section' A plunger 45 mounted on a shaft 46 l1avin-g an operating head 47 is adapted to operate in the recess 43, to engage the curler 4 and to urge it and the platform '34 downwardly against the tension of the spring 36'to permit ready insertion of the'bind'ingtape' at the desired time. f I

In the modification illustrated in Figs. '6 and 7, the base member 48 has guide member 49 for the hair arranged at an obtuse angle to the curler 4. To insure proper combing of the hair as it is fed onto the curler, a series of upstanding spikes 5O are'formed on the'member 49 adjacent the curler and substantially parallel thereto, While a second series 51 of the spikes are'arranged adjacent the opposite extremity of the mem-" ber 49, and arranged transversely thereof. The cover member 52 has a portion 53 adapted to cooperate'with the guide portion 49;

the outer extremity ofthe portion 53 preferably havingmounted thereona spring-like plate 54: adapted to yieldingly apply tension to the hair and which is fixed to the portion 53 adjacent the outer extremlty thereof by suitable means such as screws 55 or the like.

In Figs. 8 and 9, still another form of the invention is shown wherein the clamp member is substantially of one-piece construction, there being only the hinged cover and base portions. In this form, the clamp member 56 is shown as provided with a recess portion 57 for the reception of a springpressed platform 34, and as having a chan nel 58 communicating with the recess for the introduction of a binding tape 59 or the like. The hair extends upwardly and outwardly through an opening 60 formed in the upper surface of the clamp member, and is secured in place by the upper surface of the clamp member, by means such as screws 63 or the like.

The operation of the last three modifications is substantially similar in its broad aspect to the operation of the device illustrated in Figs. 1-3. By the construction according to my invention, it is possible to apply uniform tension of the desired amount to the hair throughout its extent on the curler as well as .to properly bind the hair throughout its length. It is of course, understood that the invention is susceptible to numerous modifications and adaptations, and it is intended that it be limited only by the scope of the accompanying claim.

I claim:

n An integrally formed clamp member for the reception of a hair curler comprising a hollow member, a channel member mounted therein and resiliently urged upwardly against the upper surface thereof, the top surface having a notch opening through one end thereof for the introduction of the hair, and a channelled guide-way communicating with one of the sides of the member adjacent the top thereof for the introduction of the winding tape, and resilient means on the exterior of the top surface of the body for yieldably closing the outer end of the notch.

ARNAUD E. PAUSSER. 

